Analgesic Effects of a Novel Combination of Regional Anesthesia After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of regional anesthesia in children undergoing congenital heart surgery was associated with differences in outcomes when compared to surgeon-delivered local anesthetic wound infiltration.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: At a single pediatric tertiary care center.

An update on the management of PONV in a pediatric patient.

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a major cause of patient dissatisfaction following anesthesia. The difficulty in diagnosing nausea in much of the pediatric population has led to an emphasis on anti-emetic prophylaxis for all. Assessment scores and prognostic tools enable the anesthesiologist to identify patients who are at a greater risk and appropriately apply more aggressive prophylactic, multi-drug strategies.